France national team head coach Zinedine Zidane was this weekend drawn on the ongoing speculation, pointing towards a cold relationship between he and star striker Kylian Mbappé.
The subject of the rapport between Zidane and Mbappé has dominated the media headlines in France across the week to date.
This comes after it was rumoured that, not only were the pair not getting along, but they had endured a serious falling out during a training session.
Speaking during an exchange with the media earlier this week, Mbappé for his part moved to firmly deny any and all rumours regarding as much.
And this was a lead followed by his new manager on Saturday.
Drawn on the situation during a press conference ahead of France’s Nations League meeting with Türkiye this evening, Zinedine Zidane assured:
“I don’t understand it, but it’s not that big of a deal. That’s why I’m not going to get into the debate. I have a coach’s relationship with my player, and it’s going wonderfully. I can’t stop people from saying what they say, but it’s nonsense. It’s a shame and quite annoying.”
Conor Laird – GSFN
